Hamilton Heights won two games at an invitational Saturday at Elwood.
The Huskies beat Scecina 13-2 in four innings in their first game. Faith Hittle went 3-for-3 at the plate, while Hayley Greene and Sydney Massicotte both drove in four runs. Massicotte hit two doubles, while Bayleigh Runner hit a triple. Kelsie Albright pitched all four innings for the win.
In the second game, Heights outlasted Elwood 16-15 in eight innings.
The Panthers scored four runs in the top of the first inning. The Huskies got two runs back in the bottom of the inning, with RBI singles from Greene and Belle Neiling.
Elwood added two runs in the second inning, and Heights also scored two runs. Meredith Diller scored when Greene drew a bases-loaded walk, then Adyson Baber singled in Albright.
The Huskies took the lead in the fourth inning, scoring three to go up 7-6. Greene batted Albright in, and Adyson Baber followed that up with a two-RBI single.
The Panthers got the lead back, 9-7, in the fifth inning. Heights got a run back after Diller scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth. Elwood added a run in the top of the sixth inning, but the Huskies answered with three in the bottom of the inning with three RBI singles, one each from Massicotte, Diller and Alrbight.
The back and forth continued into the seventh inning, as Elwood scored five runs to lead 15-11. But the Huskies came back again, with four runs in the bottom of the seventh to force extras. Neiling hit a three-RBI double, then Massicotte tied the game on Diller’s RBI groundout.
The Huskies quickly put Elwood down in the top of the eighth, then loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning. Finally, Neiling drew a bases-loaded walk to score Alayna Baber and get the win.
Greene went 5-for-5 at the plate, while Neiling totaled five RBI. Greene scored four runs and drove in another three, with Adyson Baber batting in three runs. Albright got the pitching win.
The Huskies are 7-13 and host Sheridan on Monday.
Hamilton Heights 13, Scecina 2
(4 innings)
Heights AB R H RBI
Bayleigh Runner 2 2 1 0
Alayna Baber 3 2 0 0
Hayley Greene 3 2 2 4
Adyson Baber 3 0 1 1
Belle Neiling 2 2 1 0
Sydney Massicotte 3 2 2 4
Faith Hittle 3 2 3 2
Meredith Diller 3 1 1 0
Kat Cox 3 0 1 2
Totals 25 13 12 13
Score by innings
Heights 160 6 – 13 12 2
Scecina 001 1 – 2 4 1
3B: Runner. 2B: Massicotte 2, Greene. SB: Hittle 2.
Heights pitching IP R ER H
Kelsie Albright 4 2 1 4
Strikeouts: Albright 3. Walks: Albright 1.
Hamilton Heights 16, Elwood 15
(8 innings)
Heights AB R H RBI
Bayleigh Runner 4 2 0 0
Alayna Baber 5 2 1 0
Hayley Greene 5 4 5 3
Adyson Baber 3 1 2 3
Belle Neiling 4 1 2 5
Sydney Massicotte 4 2 1 0
Faith Hittle 5 0 1 0
Meredith Diller 4 2 2 2
Kelsie Albright 3 2 1 1
Totals 37 16 15 14
Score by innings
Elwood 420 031 50 – 15 17 3
Heights 220 313 41 – 16 15 6
2B: Diller, Greene, Neiling. SAC: Neiling. HBP: Albright.
Heights pitching IP R ER H
Ad. Baber 4.1 5 2 6
Albright (W) 3.2 6 1 7
Strikeouts: Ad. Baber 3. Walks: Ad. Baber 1, Albright 1.